BADIN –
Jack Clelland has been named as the new administrator at Albemarle Correctional Institution in Stanly County. Clelland is a 25-year corrections veteran who has most recently served as the assistant superintendent for custody and operations at Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton.
He began his work in the state prison system in 1990 as a correctional program supervisor at Southern Correctional Institution. He later served in assistant superintendent positions at Brown Creek and Lanesboro Correctional Institutions.
Albemarle Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison for men. It houses approximately 850 inmates and employs a staff of about 300 employees.
Clelland is a graduate of the NCDPS Correctional Leadership Development Program and holds a bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill.